Jennifer Garner Shares Why Co-Parenting With Ben Affleck Includes “a Little Bit of Loss”
Jennifer Garner’s kids didn’t want to see Jenna Rink be 30, flirty and thriving.
As the 13 Going on 30 star recently admitted, her beloved 2004 film quite literally created a headache for Violet20, Seraphina17, and Samuel13—who she shares with ex-husband Ben Affleck—when they became teenagers.
“They went through some tortured years where they were turning 13,” Jennifer told Kylie Kelce on the Feb. 26 episode of her podcast Not Gonna Lie. “[13 Going on 30] was showing up at birthday parties a lot, or sleepovers, and the parents thought, ‘Oh, this will be a fun thing.’”
Though the parents had good intentions, Jennifer said her kids couldn’t have been less thrilled with the movie choice—and even made up some excuses to get out of the sleepovers.
“My kids were, first of all, mortified,” the 53-year-old, who starred alongside Mark Ruffalo in the film, shared. “And second of all, so upset to see me sad, so upset to see me being in love… and, also, it’s just so cringe.”
